Essays about: "deposit return system"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words deposit return system.

  1. 1. Reusable Takeaway Containers: Disposable to Durable - A feasibility study of transition towards reusable takeaway containers in Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för tjänstevetenskap

    Author : Deepshikha Bholanath Singhania; Sadia Hassan; [2023]
    Keywords : takeaway; reusable packaging; multi-use takeaway containers; single-use to multi-use; deposit return system; circular economy; theory of planned behavior; Sweden.; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Ever growing environmental impact due to human activities has increased efforts globally to tackle the issues by promoting sustainable behavior. Similar efforts are also being made to handle the waste and litter problem of single-use takeaway food packaging. READ MORE

  3. 2. Burn or Return? Evaluating Deposit Return Systems for Plastic Packaging Waste in Sweden : A Comparative Life Cycle Assessment

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Martin Forsman Hedman; [2022]
    Keywords : Resource management; reuse; deposit return scheme; circular economy; polypropylene;

    Abstract : Plastics have become an integral part of modern life and global use is expected to grow almost two- fold until 2040. 40% of European demand for plastic raw materials is driven by the packaging industry and being a cheap material, focus on waste management has historically been neglected. READ MORE

  4. 3. Expansion of the Swedish Deposit Return System for plastic packaging : Challenges and enablers along the value chain of plastics

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Esteban Alejandro Rodriguez Novoa; [2020]
    Keywords : Deposit-Return System DRS ; plastic packaging; recycling; circular economy; Swedish plastic value chain; Deposit-Return System DRS ; plastförpackningar; återvinning; cirkulär ekonomi; svensk värdekedja för plast;

    Abstract : Plastic materials are widely used in different applications by the industry. Given its different properties, there is a wide range of utilization opportunities. From an environmental perspective, some of these properties imply a challenge for the recycling of these materials. READ MORE

  5. 4. Beyond PET: An Extended Deposit-Return System for Plastic Packaging in Sweden : A Qualitative Investigation of Challenges and Lessons from future and earlier Deposit-Return Systems

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : Marco Suter; [2019]
    Keywords : Deposit-Return System DRS ; plastic packaging;

    Abstract : Collection rates and recycling rates of plastic packaging are considerably lower than for other packaging materials in Sweden. In the context of a circular economy, higher plastic packaging recycling rates could contribute to increased resource efficiency and lowered greenhouse gas emissions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Effects of Lattice Strain in Silicon Double Crystal Monochromators

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Fysiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/MAX IV-laboratoriet

    Author : Johan Eckdahl; [2018]
    Keywords : synchrotron radiation physics max iv maxiv monochromator monochromation; Physics and Astronomy;

    Abstract : Silicon double crystal monochromators are standard in modern synchrotron hard X-ray beamlines. Their role is reducing a polychromatic photon beam to a small range of wavelengths, typically within a bandwidth of 0.01-0.1%. READ MORE